Queer Trash Symposium: Crystal Penalosa

Suzanne Fiol 2018 Curatorial Fellows Queer Trash present Queer Trash: the Symposium, featuring Justin Allen, Derek Baron, Lorene Bouboushian, Ivoire Foreman, Sarah Hennies, Crystal Penalosa, and Dane Rousay. An auspicious meeting of some very bright and very queer minds, the evening showcases the myriad ways that queers make sound, make sound queer, or skim around terms that may attempt to contain queer life.

Crystal Penalosa (they/them) is an American artist & interdisciplinary designer based in New York. Their work focuses on queer identity, utilizing modular electronics and voice. Penalosa has performed collaboratively and solo in New York at Issue Project Room, Roulette Intermedium, Sediment Gallery, MoMA PS1, Experimental Intermedia, and at Spektrum in Berlin. They currently work with the veteran underground record label Generations Unlimited. Artist Statement: Generally, the solo work I present makes public my search for authenticity and how it intersects with trans visibility. Presently, I am using electronics, voice, and light in a performance exploring how my voice is a source of power and safety. The structure is meditative and is centered on voice affirmations I wrote for myself when I began voice self-therapy.